A rare case of mitral valve dissection and aortic-left ventricular tunnel associated with possible autoimmune vasculitis.
Weichun WuDavid H HsiHaiping WangChao DongLiLi NiuHao WangPublished in: Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.) (2018)
We report a very rare case of mitral valve dissection and aortic-left ventricular tunnel caused by possible autoimmune vasculitis. We suspected Behcet's disease in this patient. There was no obvious clinical evidence of infective endocarditis. Echocardiography is the diagnostic tool of choice to recognize valvular dysfunction, related pathology, and possible complications. The patient may require immunosuppressive therapy due to the high likelihood of recurrence in the perioperation period.
Keyphrases
- left ventricular
- mitral valve
- rare case
- left atrial
- hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
- cardiac resynchronization therapy
- heart failure
- acute myocardial infarction
- aortic stenosis
- case report
- multiple sclerosis
- aortic valve
- atrial fibrillation
- oxidative stress
- drug induced
- risk factors
- stem cells
- free survival
- anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction
- cell therapy